Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs MacDonald
Welterweight5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald
“Red King”
19-4-0
RESULT

Rory MacDonald def. Tarec Saffiedine (TKO)

TKO · Round 3 · 1:28
Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec Saffiedine
“Sponge”
16-7-0
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax, Canada

Rory MacDonald defeated Tarec Saffiedine by TKO in round 3 (1:28) in the Welterweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs MacDonald, held Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Scotiabank Centre, Halifax.

Fight stats

Rory MacDonald
Tarec Saffiedine
1
Knockdowns
0
47 of 111
Significant strikes
42 of 136
42%
Sig. strike accuracy
31%
48 of 113
Total strikes
42 of 136
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
33%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:20
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
35 of 94
Head
18 of 104
5 of 10
Body
2 of 5
7 of 7
Leg
22 of 27
40 of 101
Distance
42 of 136
0 of 2
Clinch
0 of 0
7 of 8
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
15 of 46
Sig. str.
10 of 41
16 of 48
Total str.
10 of 41
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:13
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
21 of 47
Sig. str.
23 of 70
21 of 47
Total str.
23 of 70
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
1
KD
0
11 of 18
Sig. str.
9 of 25
11 of 18
Total str.
9 of 25
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:07
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

19-4-0
Record
16-7-0
0
Win Streak
0
36
Age
39
6'0"
Height
5'10"
76"
Reach
70"
—
Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.75
SLpM
4.05
42%
Str. Acc.
47%
2.80
SApM
3.06
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.77
TD Avg.
0.52
47%
TD Acc.
36%
88%
TD Def.
84%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Rory MacDonald · 3-2
  • L
    Stephen Thompson
    UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs ThompsonSun, Jun 19, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Robbie Lawler
    UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregorSat, Jul 11, 2015
    TKO · R5 · 1:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Tarec Saffiedine
    UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs MacDonaldSat, Oct 4, 2014
    TKO · R3 · 1:28 · Welterweight
  • W
    Tyron Woodley
    UFC 174: Johnson vs BagautinovSat, Jun 14, 2014
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Demian Maia
    UFC 170: Rousey vs McMannSat, Feb 22, 2014
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Tarec Saffiedine · 1-4
  • L
    Rafael Dos Anjos
    UFC Fight Night: Holm vs CorreiaSat, Jun 17, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Dong Hyun Kim
    UFC 207: Nunes vs RouseySat, Dec 31, 2016
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Rick Story
    UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs GarbrandtMon, May 30, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Jake Ellenberger
    UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs BaderSun, Jan 31, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Rory MacDonald
    UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs MacDonaldSat, Oct 4, 2014
    TKO · R3 · 1:28 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 13 fights · 6 fights
51.3
Avg sig. strikes
60.0
1.62
Avg takedowns
0.67
2:13
Avg control time
2:10
116
Career high strikes
120
7
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Rory MacDonald
Strike target
Tarec Saffiedine
75%
Head
54%
19%
Body
17%
6%
Leg
28%
Rory MacDonald
Strike position
Tarec Saffiedine
76%
Distance
84%
8%
Clinch
15%
15%
Ground
2%